Relationship dossier
Cook Islands
India
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation through India–Pacific Islands engagement, with limited detail on direct bilateral ties.
Cook Islands toward India
+15The Cook Islands participated in the 2015 FIPIC summit hosted by India, demonstrating government engagement with India-led Pacific cooperation. Details of further direct Cook Islands government initiatives toward India are limited.
India toward Cook Islands
+25India convened FIPIC summits attended by Cook Islands leaders and announced grant assistance for Pacific island countries, including the Cook Islands. The scope and continuity of direct bilateral assistance are unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by practical engagement through FIPIC and India’s assistance initiative for Pacific island countries. These provide a basis for cooperation, but the scale and durability of direct bilateral arrangements are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Cook Islands–India relations include engagement through the Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC). Cook Islands participation in the India-hosted 2015 FIPIC summit and India’s grant-assistance initiative for Pacific island countries indicate practical, though relatively limited, cooperation. The scope and continuity of direct bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
India announced grant assistance for Pacific island countries at the first FIPIC summit in Suva.
The Cook Islands participated in the second FIPIC summit, hosted by India in Jaipur.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of India’s grant assistance to the Cook Islands are unclear.
- Details of direct bilateral cooperation beyond FIPIC engagement are limited.